ABD (TV station)

ABD is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Darwin, Northern Territory. The station was the first to go to air in Darwin, on 13 August 1971. Its studios are located in the inner city of Darwin, with analog transmitter on Blake Street and digital transmitter on Deloraine Road. The station is received throughout the territory through a number of relay transmitters, as well as by satellite on the Optus Aurora platform.

Local programming

ABD follows a schedule similar to the ABC's state-wide stations, opting out regularly for local news, current affairs and sport programming.

The nightly 7 pm state news bulletin ABC News Northern Territory is presented by Michael Coggan on weeknights and Margie Smithurst on weekends. Iskhandar Razak acts as a fill-in presenter. The weeknight bulletins also incorporate a national finance segment presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne.

7.30 Northern Territory, is a weekly current affairs program broadcast at 7:30 pm on Friday nights and presented by Laetitia Lemke.

ABD also airs live coverage of Northern Territory Football League matches every Saturday afternoon during the season and the grand final of the Tiwi Islands Football League, simulcast nationally with ABC2.

Relay Stations

The following stations relay ABD throughout the Northern Territory:

Notes:

• 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.

See also

• Television broadcasting in Australia

References